Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Prelude Chapter 2 Dr. Du Mont Chapter 3 FCC Matters Chapter 4 Selling Time Chapter 5 Government Actions Chapter 6 Programs Chapter 7 Sports Chapter 8 Management Changes Chapter 9 Running the Network Chapter 10 Closing Down Chapter 11 Postscript Chapter 12 Appendix A—Primetime Schedules Chapter 13 Appendix B—Senate Subcommittee Testimony Chapter 14 Appendix C—Booz, Allen & Hamilton Survey

About the Author

Ted Bergmann is president of T.T.C. Productions, Inc., co-producer of the television series Three's Company. A former employee of Du Mont, he is a 40-year veteran of the broadcasting and television industries. Ira Skutch began his career in radio at NBC. He later went on to produce such game shows as Concentration and Password, and has edited several books for the Directors Guild of America.

Reviews

Bergmann and Skutch provide essential information of the history of broadcasting as they salute the man "who made television possible."
*Dga Quarterly*

A good feel for what worked and what did not—and thus why DuMont's network failed—is provided here.
*Communication Booknotes Quarterly*